Chapter 128 - Who Is Beneath Whom

"That is only for your benefit. In the end, there are a few smart people who know not to repeat their mistakes!" Although the words were said with a harmless smile by Hazel, it was enough to leave goosebumps on the skin of Madeline and Melisa who bowed their heads and took a few steps back.

With that they separated themselves from the others as if they were creating a line, telling that they were not involved in the conversation at all. 

Others frowned looking at the terror the siblings have for Hazel. Though she looked a bit daunting, she was no more than an arrogant fool who did not know their place.

"You! What have you said to the innocent girls to make them scared?" asked the daughter of another marque. Though she never liked Melisa and Madeline as they were always being compared due to their same ranking, she did not want a mere daughter of the count to rule over them.

"I never say anything to anyone. It is only dogs that keep barking whenever I cross their path. But that did not mean that I would argue with them. Otherwise what would be the difference between them and me?" she shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly as she started walking past them.

"......." did she just call them dogs and that also barking dogs that were stopping her way! If they would even stop her now, wouldn't it mean that she was right about them?

"Hey! Did you just call us dogs?" shouted the daughter of the marquees with gnashing teeth. Her hands had clenched into a fist and her face had turned red and purple with anger but hazel did not stop on her tracks. She was not here for the cat fight.

She was here to destroy her father and see the face of that son of a bitch who thought that he was a great man for whom every woman should fight.

"You! Are you ignoring us just like that?" She could not bear that the girl who did not dare to move until she was told was showing so much arrogance that she was even ignoring their words. How dare she!

If she was not taught a lesson then everyone would think that they could walk over their respect. Her image, her power! It would all be meaningless when they would trample their respect just like that.

With that thought, her grip on the glass tightened and her face turned dark. She took hasty steps towards Hazel with the glass in her hands,

"You bitch, how dare you to insult higher nobles like us! Now I will show you your real place!" with that she forwarded the glass to throw all the contents on the back of hazel.

She was getting so proud over her dress and looks that was why she was being so arrogant, the glass would remind her where she belonged and she should not cross her limits.

But before she could do so…

"Aahh" she winced as she felt sharp pain in her hands. It felt like all the bones of her head had been broken. The pain was beyond bearing and she trembled when her head snapped towards her hands.

She felt the grip on the glass loosened and it felt on the floor with the sound of clink, when she saw the hands of a man and when she turned to look at him, his dark eyes were boring holes into her skin,

"A woman like you should learn your place before showing others their place. Next time, I will not only hold your hand but break it if you try to play a prank on hazel!`` The words were said with so much intimidation that she felt like she could not breathe while looking into his eyes.

"That.. that.." she felt at loss of words as she continued to wince with pain when finally he let go of her hands and she fell on the floor as her knees gave away.

Hazel who was looking at the scene with cold eyes felt no pity on the girl. She looked at her with a proud face and then turned back.

She could hear the whispers of others. The way they were mocking her or raising a finger on Richard. It was only a matter of a few seconds when they would start running behind them with flattering words. She knew! The royals were nothing but dogs hungry for power, and she would have it soon.

"Wait!" even the waiter trembled when he heard the cold voice of Richard who had raised his hand.

Picking up a napkin from the tray, Richard cleaned his hand with so much force as if it had come into contact with something filthy that only created further murmurs and whispers.

"Let us go, darling." she held the hands of Richard who was still rubbing his hand hard. He finally turned to look at hazel and nodded his head. Letting go of the napkin, he threw it and it landed closer to the place where the girl had fallen.

Then without turning back to look at her, they both walked away with arrogant faces.

"Are you alright?" asked a few girls who helped the girl in standing up again.

Finally getting some support and coming back to her senses, the girl realized how badly she had been insulted. 

"You! So you are going so low to use the muscle power of your husband! Now I will show you what real power is!" she turned to look at the knight that had been asked to take care of her.

"Where is father?" she asked in a sharp voice that the knight pointed at the other side instinctively. Following his finger, the girl soon found the glimpse of her parents on the other side and an evil smirk formed on her face.

"Now just you wait hazel, I will show you who has the power here. Soon you will end up beneath my feet!"